WHAT’S ON AROUND THE COUNTY
Sharing stories: Colclough Family Tintern Abbey Visitor Centre August 20, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. August 20 2 p.m. to 3 p.m. Farm History: Tintern/ Ballycullane
Tintern Abbey OPW Tintern Abbey Visitor Centre, Saltmills
August 19, 2 p.m. to 3 p.m. Music in the Abbey Tintern Abbey
Tintern Abbey Visitor Centre, Saltmills.
August 19, 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. Stories of the North Slob Wexford Wildfowl Reserve Visitor Centre
August 18 to 26, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. (9.30 a.m. on August 22)
Baya the Storyteller
JFK Memorial Park and Arboretum.
August 26, 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. ‘Another link in the chain’ Wexford Town Library August 21, 7 p.m. to 8.30 p.m. Hook Highlights Bus Tour with Heritage Tours Wexford Tourist Office, Wexford Town August 18, 21, 23 and
25, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Children’s Workshop
JFK Memorial Park and Arboretum
August 21, midday to 1 p.m. The Art of Knitting
JFK Arboretum
August 22, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
A Talk by Gary Mentanko
JFK Memorial Park and Arboretum
August 25, 2 p.m. to 3 p.m. Creative Writing Workshop JFK Memorial Park and Arboretum
August 19, 3 p.m. to 4 p.m.
A Talk by Séamus O’Brien JFK Arboretum
August 24, 2 p.m. to 3 p.m. Storytelling
Irish National Heritage Park August 18 and 24, 2 p.m. to 3 p.m. Leather Wallet Making Course The Irish National Heritage Park. August 26, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Woodcarving with Tommy Kelly The Irish National Heritage Park. August 26, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Brass Rubbing
Irish National Heritage Park August 18 to 26, 3 p.m. to 4 p.m. Viking Coin Striking
The Irish National Heritage Park. August 18, 11 a.m. to midday August 19, midday to 1 p.m. August 21, 2 p.m. to 3 p.m. August 23, 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. August 25, 3 p.m. to 4 p.m. August 19, 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. Hearth Cooking Demonstration Irish National Heritage Park August 20, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Music, Mumming and O’Carolan Draught Sigginstown Castle
August 24, 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. Mumming at Sigginstown Sigginstown Castle
August 24, 1 p.m. to 6.30 p.m. Hearth Cooking at Sigginstown Sigginstown Castle
August 19, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. History, Heraldry, Families and Flags Sigginstown Castle
August 22, 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. The Unyoke Walk
Oulart Hill Development Group Trading Post in the Unyoke hamlet on the R741
August 18, 10 a.m. to 12.30 p.m. Whale Watch Ireland 2018. Irish Whale and Dolphin Group Hook Head Lighthouse August 25, 2 p.m. to 5 p.m.
The Normans through photos and art Monksgrange Archives, Rathnure August 19, 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. Community Excavation
The Irish National Heritage Park (meeting point is the park reception)
August 21 to August 26,
9.30 a.m. to 4.30 p.m. Viking Coin Striking
Irish National Heritage Park. August 18, 11 a.m. to midday Celtic Birds of Prey Show and Tell. The Irish National Heritage Park. August 20, 11 a.m. to midday Celtic Birds of Prey Show and Tell. Irish National Heritage Park August 20 and 23,
11 a.m. to midday.
Brass Rubbing
The Irish National Heritage Park August 18, 3 p.m. to 4 p.m.
Ros Tapestry: A Tale Told in Thread by Susan Synnott Ros Tapestry Exhibition Centre, 14 The Quay, New Ross. August 25, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Bat Talk and Walk Pump House, Wexford Wildfowl Reserve
August 25, 8.30 p.m. to 11.30 p.m. Bug Discovery in the
Raven Woods
Raven Nature Reserve, Curracloe August 23, 10 a.m. to midday Land and Water Bug Discovery Snipe Field, Wexford Wildfowl Reserve, Ardcavan Lane August 21, 10 a.m. to midday Bug and Butterfly Discovery Visitor Centre, Wexford Wildfowl Reserve.
August 19 and 26,
11 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Walk with Kilmokea gardener Ciaran Kilmokea Gardens
August 21, 11 a.m. to midday Clay Days – Build a Clay Oven with Earthen Building UK and Ireland Sigginstown Castle
August 19, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Another Link in the Chain Wexford Public Library August 21, 7 p.m. to 8.30 p.m. Sharing the Kilmokea Story by Emma Hewlett Kilmokea Country
Manor and Gardens. August 18, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Tintern Abbey Nature
Walk with Jim Hurley Tintern Abbey, Saltmills August 19, 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. Two-day Knife Making Course Irish National Heritage Park August 25 and 26, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Two-day Dry Stone Wall Course Irish National Heritage Park. August 25 and 26, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Introduction to Blacksmithing Irish National Heritage Park. August 25, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Remembering Lost Fishing Traditions Irish National Heritage Park August 24, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Stone Carving with Barbara Kelly Irish National Heritage Park August 23, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Longsword Workshop
Irish National Heritage Park August 19, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Pen and Ink Workshop
Irish National Heritage Park August 19, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Community Excavation
Irish National Heritage
Park (meeting point is the park reception)
August 20, 9.30 a.m. to 4.30 p.m. Stone Cobble Course with Pat Hickey
Irish National Heritage Park. August 19, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Archery
Irish National Heritage Park August 18 to August 26, midday to 5 p.m.
Small Game Butchering and Cooking.
Irish National Heritage Park August 18, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Upcycling with the Revamp Tramp
Irish National Heritage Park August 18, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Irish Stained Glass Artists Gorey Library
August 23, 7 p.m. to 8.30 p.m. Basket Weaving with Irene Kelly Irish National Heritage Park August 18, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tackling Wildlife Crime Gorey Library
August 21, 7 p.m. to 8.30 p.m. Wild Herb and Nature Walk with Hollyfort Tidy Towns
Old School car park, Hollyfort August 26, 11 a.m. to 12.30 p.m.